Decks

Each deck is a stand-alone game set with its own difficulty level. The 3-symbol deck is the entry point — the 14-symbol deck is the master level.

Decks by number of symbols

Symbols per card	Cards per deck	Characteristic
3	7	Ideal entry level for beginners. Fast, easy-to-follow gameplay.
4	13	Slightly more complex, but still easy to follow.
5	21	Intermediate level. Requires serious attention. Ideal for families.
6	31	Advanced level.
7	20 (47-symbol set) or 19 (43-symbol set)	Strongly advanced. A special mathematical construction.
8	57	Very difficult. Long, intense gameplay.
9	73	Extreme difficulty. For experienced players.
10	91	Maximum difficulty.
14	183	Master level. Marathon gameplay, for teams.

Details of differentiation →

Practice decks

There is a special practice variant of the 3-symbol decks, designed for autistic children. The symbols are of identical size, are not rotated, and an orientation guide line is placed at the bottom of each card.

The practice deck is the best starting point for getting to know the system.

3_N card deck. 3 symbols per card, 7 cards per deck

Suggested deck sets

3_pam_pam_pam_v1.0.pdf

3-symbol decks — 102 decks

4_pam_pam_pam_v1.0.pdf

4-symbol decks — 122 decks — BoardGameGeek.com

Single-colour blue card from one of the Pam Pam Pam decks — for colour-blind children and those with an intense colour preference — blue symbols only

Single-colour decks

These contain the symbols in a single colour — eliminating the colour variable. They are especially useful for two groups: colour-blind children, and autistic children who have an intense colour preference.

The single-colour deck turns the favourite colour into a resource.

The ‘6’ and ‘9’ deck

Contains only 6s and 9s — one of the hardest decks in the system. The Poka-yoke marker (foot dot) is especially important here.

Multiple representations within one deck

Within a single deck, the same value can appear as regularly or irregularly placed dots, fingers, an Arabic numeral, a Roman numeral, tally marks, a partial number, a number assembled from two parts, a mirrored numeral, the value of a chess piece, the number of legs of an animal, the number of sides of a polygon, the proton number of a chemical element, in binary, as Morse code, in Braille, and even as the result of an addition or subtraction.

It is the value that must be identical — not the representation mode. This raises the challenge and strengthens the abstract understanding of number.